Dermacentor
"Dermacentor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A widely distributed genus of TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE, including a number that infest humans and other mammals. Several are vectors of diseases such as TULAREMIA; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; COLORADO TICK FEVER; and ANAPLASMOSIS.
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D003870
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.166.132.832.400.200
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dermacentor" by people in Profiles.
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Nelson SL, Durden LA, Reuter JD. Rhipicephalus microplus and Dermacentor nitens (Acari: Ixodidae) Coparasitize White-Tailed Deer on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. J Med Entomol. 2017 09 01; 54(5):1440-1443.